Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Commissionner Christian Robert Lim and other Comelec personnel went to the warehouse this morning to inspect and detail police and organic Comelec security personnel around the warehouse.

This is after talks for the continued lease of the warehouse for the PCOS machines bogged down. The lease contract expired last August and has been the subject of bidding and negotiations since then.

The Comelec chief said he does not understand why there is trouble now. Brillantes recalled that during their last negotiation, the owner tried to secure a 3-year contract which the poll body rejected because it preferred to have a contract till June 2013.

Brillantes said 12 Comelec security personnel were assigned to secure the warehouse.